(1) List of symbols specified in Schedule -I, II and III of these rules shall be used in Allotment of such election as are specifically provided under these rules. symbols to candidates.
Every nomination paper submitted under these rules shall contain a declaration
(a) The particular symbol which the candidate has chosen for his/her first preference out of the list symbols prescribed under rule.
(b) Candidate shall choose two other symbols out of that list for second and third preference respectively.
(c) When more nomination paper than one delivered by candidate or on behalf of a candidate, the declaration to the symbol made in the first nomination paper be accepted and no other declaration as to symbols shall be taken into consideration.
(3) The list of symbols prescribed in this schedule I and II reserved for the candidates Reserved belonging to the recognized National Parties and the State/ regional Parties symbols.
respectively.
Provided that this reserved symbols shall be allotted only to the candidate formally sponsored by the respective political parties and that a candidate shall be deem to have been set up by a political party if:-
(2)
(a) He/She has made a declaration to that effect in nomination paper.
(b) He/She communicates in writing to the respective Returning Officer to that effect not later than the time fixed for scrutiny of nomination paper, and
(c) The said communication is signed by the President, Secretary or any other office bearer authorized by the party to send such cummunication in advance to Returning Officer concerned and to the State Election Commissioner.
(4) Acandidate in a Municipal election from any Municipal ward shall give and order Choice offree of preference of not more than three symbols specified in the Schedule-III. Symbol by the Not withstanding anything in the Rule 24, if at any election, the choice of symbols made by the candidates exceeds the number of free symbols specified in schedule III, the District Municipal election Officer with the approval of State election Commission may for smooth conduct of election, by an order specify additional free symbols for allotment by the Returning Officer to each of the Candidate.
Not withstanding anything in the sub-rule (1) of the Rule 31, if at any election, the choice of symbols made by the candidates exceeds the number of free symbols specified in schedule I, the Municipal Election Officer with the approval of State Election Commission may for smooth conduct of election, by the order specify additional free symbols for allotment by the Returning Officer to each of the candidate.
candidate.
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32.A. (1) If a candidate desires to appoint an election agent such appointment shall be made in Form 24-(A) either at the time of delivering nomination paper on at any time before election.
(2) Appointment of the election agent may be revoked by the candidate at any time by a declaration in writing in Form-24(S) signed by him/her and lodged with the Returning officer such revocation shall take effect from the date on which it is lodged. In the event of such revocation or in the event of election agent dying before or during the period of election, the candidate may appoint a new election agent in accordance with provision of sub rule-(1).
32.S (1) The contesting candidate or his/her election agent may appoint one polling agent and one relief agent for each polling station.
(2) Every such appointment shall be made in Form 24(C) and shall be made over to the polling agent for production at the polling station.
(3) No polling agent shall be admitted into the polling station unless he/she has delivered to the Presiding Officer the instruments of his/her appointment under sub-rule (2) after duly completing and signing the declaration contained therein before the Presiding Officer.
(4) The appointment of a polling agent may be revoked by a candidate or his/her election agent at any time before the commencement of the poll by a declaration in writting in Form 24 (D) signed by him. Such declaration shall be lodged to the presiding officer at the polling station where the agent is so appointed for duty.
Provided that where the appointment of a polling agent is revoked or where the polling agent dies before the commencement of the poll, the candidate or his election agent may at the time before the poll is closed, appoint a new polling agent in accordance with the provision of rule.
Non-attendance 33. Non-attendance of agent shall be dealt as specified under section 56 of the Act.
of agent.
Appointment of election agent and revocation of such appointment.
Appointment of polling agent and revocation of such appointment.
Maximum 33.A (1) The maximum limit of election expenditure to be incurred by the contesting election candidate or his/her authorised agent shall be as under:- expenses and account thereof. (i) for Municipal Class 'Pi = Rs. 1,00,000/-
(ii) for Municipal Class'S' = Rs. 75,000/
(iii) for Municipal Class 'C' = Rs. 60,000/
(iv) for Nagar Panchayat = Rs. 50,000/-
(2) Every candidate contesting election to a Municipal Councilor a Nagar Panchayat shall keep an account of election expenditure in a register to be called the register of election expenditure in Form 38.
(3) The account shall be maintained by the contesting candidate either by himself/ herself or by his/her authorised agent.
(4) The account shall be correctly maintained in respect of each item of expenditure on day to day basis from the date of nomination upto the date of declaration of result, both days inclusive.
(5) All expenditure by the candidate or his/her authorised election agent on all items of expenditure maintained in Form 39 shall be included in the aforesaid account of election expenditure.
(6) All documents such as vouchers, receipts, acknowledgements etc. in support of expenditure incurred and recorded in the register shall be maintained correctly.
(7) The day to day account maintained shall be made available for inspection at any time during the process of election to the Municipal Returning Officer or any other officer authorised by him/her.
(8) Failure on the part of the candidate or his/her authorised agent, as the case may be, to submit the account of election expenses within the time and in the manner required by the Act and these rules or, to produce the register of election expenditure on demand by an officer authorised to do so, shall be deemed to be a corrupt practice under section 73 of the Act.
(9) A statement of account of the total election expenditure so maintained shall be submitted to the District Municipal Election Officer of the area under whose jurisdiction the concerned Municipal Council or the Nagar Panchayat falls, as the case may be.
(10) The account shall be submitted within thirty days of the declaration of the result
(11) The statement of account shall be submitted in Forms No. 39 and 40 alongwith an affidavit of the candidate in Form No. 41.
(12) On receipt of the statement of accounts, the District Municipal Election Officer shall issue an acknowledgement in Form No. 42.
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34. Death of candidate before poll shall be dealt as specified under section 57 of the Act. Death of candi date before pol.